Some Russian and foreign media have made posts stating that the Russian Government has issued a decision abolishing a...

A trademark application No 2016737523 was filed by "Gazpromneft" JSC (a prominent Russian oil company) for the goods in Class 4 and services in Classes

Before entering the Russian market, Chinese companies expanding their presence often register trademarks for their products.

Although the term 'Big Data' is commonly used in the media and by companies and governments worldwide, no Russian legal provision deals expressly with the processing of such data.

Russian Government decided to support tenants and lessees during these uncertain times and provided "rent holidays" to the leasing businesses.

Trademark experts from across the globe offer critical insight into brand creation best practice and guidance on pitfalls to avoid

Apple Inc. is monitoring its rights in Russia, though with a time lag. Back in 2018, a Russian entrepreneur obtained registration No. 670287 for classes 20, 29, 30, 35, and 41. In early 2024...

New fast-changing reality offers new challenges. A number of companies from the so-called "unfriendly countries" have re-considered their trading and other business activities in Russia...

As in most European countries – where the respective national patent system coexists with a wider European system – the national patent system in Russia coexists with the Eurasian patent system...

In Russia, we sometimes see information in the foreign media that intellectual property (IP) in Russia has died, and no protection or enforcement of IP rights is possible.

The expanding strategic partnership between Russia and China, reflected in growing bilateral trade, brings significant opportunities for Chinese businesses across sectors...

The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR') and the Federal Law of 27 July 2006 No. 152-FZ on Personal Data

On 30 January 2019 a website owner appealed a judgment of the Tagansky First-Instance District Court of Moscow

The Treaty on Trademarks, Service Marks and Appellations of Origin of Goods of the Eurasian Economic Union was signed in Moscow on 3 February 2020.

In the Soviet Union time, from 1941 up until 1991, patent protection was not granted to chemical substances – they could be protected only indirectly by a method of their manufacturing.

Laws of many countries include a provision regarding non-use of a trademark. Article 1486 of the Russian Civil Code provides that a trademark may be invalidated for all or part of the goods...

Russian marketplaces are undergoing a fundamental shift to a strictly regulated digital system, while IP protection on marketplaces is evolving into a more structured framework.

Beginning 1 September 2026, new domain name registration rules enter into force. Domain name owners will be required to complete a verification procedure via Russia’s official government services portal (Gosuslugi) for registering, renewing, purchasing, selling, and deleting domain names. Foreign companies and individuals may face significant difficulties accessing Gosuslugi and, consequently, risk losing their domain names.

The issue of the dormancy of divisional applications has recently cropped up on the IP scene in Russia. Ever since the adoption of Russian IP laws in the 1990s...

We repeated that, every time that we came across articles sympathizing with the poor Peppa Pig hurt by a judge in her emotional outburst.